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The Color of Compromise - The Truth About the American ChurchÆs Complicity in Racism

English · Hardback

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Jemar Tisby has written a concise history of the way white supremacy wrapped itself in Christianity in the American story, compromising the gospel for the sake of money and power. This slaveholder religion is with us still, adding fuel to the fire that threatens to consume the institutions of our common life. To face the truth this book illuminates is to see that it didn't have to be this way--and that, by God's grace, there has always been a prophetic tradition calling us to confront the compromise and be born again. Informationen zum Autor Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame, MDiv Reformed Theological Seminary) is the president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective where he writes about race, religion, politics, and culture. He is also cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast. He has spoken nationwide at conferences and his writing has been featured in the Washington Post , CNN, and Vox. Jemar is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century. An acclaimed, timely narrative of how people of faith have historically--up to the present day--worked against racial justice. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response. The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don't know. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church. The Color of Compromise : Takes you on a historical, sociological, and religious journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War Covers the tragedy of Jim Crow laws, the victories of the Civil Rights era, and the strides of today's Black Lives Matter movement Reveals the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about meaningful integration Charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action Is a perfect book for pastors and other faith leaders, students, non-students, book clubs, small group studies, history lovers, and all lifelong learners The Color of Compromise is not a call to shame or a platform to blame white evangelical Christians. It is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. A call that challenges black and white Christians alike to standup now and begin implementing the concrete ways Tisby outlines, all for a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people. Starting today . ...

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Authors Jemar Tisby
Assisted by Lecrae Moore (Foreword)
Publisher Zondervan
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.01.2019
 
EAN 9780310597261
ISBN 978-0-310-59726-1
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology

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